Prosecutor: Man illegally worked as dentist in basement
CLINTON TOWNSHIP (AP) — Authorities say a man originally from Europe illegally practiced dentistry in the basement of his Macomb County home and allegedly used his church to get referrals.
Leka Gjokaj, 55, was arraigned Friday on a charge of being an unlicensed dentist. The Clinton Township resident was held on a $5,000 bond, but prosecutors say he may have overstayed his visa.
An Albanian interpreter was on the phone to assist Gjokaj.
Defense attorney Paul Lulgjuraj says his client is a legitimate dentist, but doesn't know if he is licensed in Michigan.
A search found a dentist chair, an X-ray machine, molds for teeth and other items. Authorities say the man told them he was seeing one or two patients a day.
The felony is punishable by up to four years in prison.
School apologizes for having students pretend to own slaves
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee school district has issued an apology for a social studies assignment that asked students to pretend to be slave-owners and brainstorm expectations for their slaves.
The Tennessean reported Thursday that Williamson County Schools and Sunset Middle School apologized for the assignment, saying it was inappropriate. The homework also assigned other tasks including the creation of a political cartoon depicting immigrant labor in the U.S. and writing a public service announcement about the hazards of living in urban areas.
The two teachers who assigned the homework also apologized, saying in a statement that the assignment has been pulled and won't be graded.
State education officials say the middle school is 70 percent white.
Man sentenced in ‘celebgate hacking case’
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia high school teacher has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for hacking into private digital accounts of celebrities and others.
Christopher Brannan was the fifth person charged in the 2014 “celebgate” scandal in which hackers obtained nude photographs and other private information from more than 200 people.
Actresses Jennifer Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are among the celebrities who’ve said they were victims.
Brannan pleaded guilty in October to aggravated identity theft and unauthorized access to a protected computer.
He apologized Friday before being sentenced to 34 months in prison.
Two arrested in buffet brawl over crab legs
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama police say a dispute over crab legs at a dinner buffet ended in a brawl that left two people facing misdemeanor charges.
Huntsville police officer Gerald Johnson says he was eating at the Meteor Buffet restaurant when a fight broke out.
Johnson tells WHNT-TV that diners were using service tongs like fencing swords and plates were shattering, and a woman was beating a man. Johnson says diners had been waiting in line for crab legs for
more than 10 minutes, and they lost their tempers once the food came out.
The station reports Chequita Jenkins is charged with assaulting John Chapman, who suffered a cut on his head. Chapman is charged with disorderly conduct.
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